Chapter 56: The Marshal's Mansion was robbed .
The invited second-generation rich young men were flattered but also worried.
Everyone in the capital knew that General Fu was still seriously injured and could not drink, but he invited the second-generation rich young men to Zuihonglou to listen to music and drink.
This was a face-giving.
But this face-giving made the second-generation rich young men nervous.
This general and his father were people that even the emperor was afraid of...
If they were close to General Fu, would they be implicated if the Marshal's Mansion capsized? !
Fu Chenan leaned against the soft pillow, drinking sweet water, enjoying the singing and dancing, watching the second-generation rich young men drinking and entertaining the girls, and he looked relaxed and leisurely.
The top star of Zuihonglou, Qianhong, who was nestled next to him, had a look of admiration and worship in her eyes.
Qianhong was beautiful, with a fair complexion, and was very good at singing little songs, but at this moment, she just poured sweet water for Fu Chenan one cup after another.
Fu Chenan seemed to be enjoying himself, but in his heart he began to miss the taste of Coke.
The sweet water was too greasy…
An hour passed, and suddenly there was a commotion downstairs, followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps clattering up the stairs.
The moment the door was pushed open, Fu Chenan threw the teacup in his hand like lightning, shouting, "How dare you! You rush in without even saying hello?!"
A scream of pain came from the doorway, and the Marshal's housekeeper kicked the threshold and fell in.
"Ouch, General, the house has been robbed! I've reported it to the police, please go back quickly!"
"What? What do you mean by robbed? Is there anything missing?" Fu Chenan stood up with a whoosh, clutching his chest and hissing.
The housekeeper had a mournful face: "Your storeroom door is open, and the things His Majesty gave me a few days ago are still there!"
"All gone!"
"All gone!"
The things His Majesty gave me were stolen?!
They were imperial gifts!
Fu Chenan was so frightened that his face turned pale and he ran out.
The second generation rich kids were always eager to join in the fun, so how could they bear to miss such a rare event? They immediately followed him.
When Fu Chenan returned to the Marshal's Mansion with his personal guards and a group of second generation rich kids, the Marshal's Mansion was bustling with people, and all kinds of constables, yamen runners and guards were searching the mansion.
Fu Chenan's expression turned cold for a moment, and then changed into a panic, and he ran to his yard.
The room in the yard used as a warehouse had been opened, and it was empty.
Not only the jade ruyi and linzhi gold awarded by His Majesty the Emperor were gone, but also the other cloth and medicinal materials awarded were gone.
Was it raided?!
Zhao Zongquan, the commander of the Jingsi Yamen defense army, stood in front of Fu Chenan with a dark face and reported with a fist.
"General Fu, after our inspection, the warehouse has been looted. The thieves should have entered from the big tree in the northeast corner of the Marshal's Mansion..."
"General, please make a list and explain clearly what was lost so that we can trace the stolen goods."
"Okay." Fu Chenan said nothing and asked someone to write a list.
In fact, there is no need to write a list: whatever His Majesty the Emperor rewarded, was lost in the warehouse.
Looking at the list, Commander Zhao Zongquan's face became even darker: "General, there is nothing in your warehouse except the things given by the emperor?"
Fu Chenan's face was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Commander Zhao. My father and I were originally butchers. We were very poor."
"After this Marshal's Mansion was awarded, my salaries were just sent to Zuihonglou. I have to grow vegetables and chickens in the back garden every day."
"Apart from the things given by the emperor, what is worth putting in the warehouse?"
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"I can't put my father's butcher's clothes in the storehouse?"
Zhao Zongquan: "..."
The second-generation rich who followed him: "..."
General Fu was really miserable.
Who would have thought that tonight's feast would cost General Fu's salary for this month? !
"I'm leaving!" Zhao Zongquan saluted and left the Marshal's Mansion with a group of yamen runners and guards.
After everyone left, Fu Chenan ordered the housekeeper: "Tell the sixteen maids to stay in the house and not go anywhere. Tell them that they don't know whether the thieves are still in the mansion or where they are hiding."
"Yes!"
Fu Chenan looked at his personal guard captain again: "Take your men and search the mansion. Don't miss any corner..."
"Yes!"
After finishing all this, the moon was already at its zenith.
After sending away the second-generation rich kids who came to watch the fun, Fu Chenan stood in the yard in front of the study and looked up at the sky: the bright moon, but it was shining on this dirty world...
The next morning, Fu Chenan, who didn't have to go to court, brought his sixteen beautiful maids and entered the palace in a grand manner!
In the Golden Throne Hall, His Majesty the Emperor was very curious: "Mr. Fu, I heard that your house was robbed yesterday? Are you here to ask me to solve the case for you?"
Fu Chenan kowtowed firmly, with an embarrassed and aggrieved look on his face: "Your Majesty, it is true."
"My house was robbed, and now I am penniless. I can't even support the beauty Your Majesty gave me..."
"I didn't dare to touch the things Your Majesty rewarded me some time ago. Who knew that they were stolen by that little thief..."
"How about Your Majesty reward me with some more silver to support my family?"
As soon as Fu Chenan said this, all the civil and military officials in the court: "..."
You are the first one to ask His Majesty the Emperor for silver to support his family!
The Emperor stared at Fu Chen'an, speechless for a long moment. "How could you be so poor?"
The commander of the defense forces, after searching the Marshal's Mansion, reported that nine out of ten rooms were empty, with only a few courtyards properly furnished.
Most of the courtyards were empty, their doors and windows shut, with nothing inside.
He couldn't believe it: Fu Zhonghai and Fu Chen'an were also paid salaries, earning at least several thousand taels of silver a year. How could they be so poor?
But who could have thought Fu Chen'an would dare to come to court and complain about his poverty?!
Fu Chen'an replied honestly, "Your Majesty, I'm a big eater. I'm known as Fu Dadu. I've devoured all the little salary we had at home."
Fu Chen'an was handsome and tall, yet he was kneeling on the ground, looking aggrieved and innocent, which stunned everyone.
The contrast was so great that the emperor and his ministers couldn't adapt.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Fu Chenan's appearance, and felt inexplicably happy in his heart: those things were rewarded in the first place just so that he wouldn't have to use them.
Who would have thought that he could be so poor that his storehouse was so empty that even rats would run away.
Since he was willing to give up his face, it would be difficult for him to refuse openly...
His Majesty the Emperor smiled kindly: "Then reward Fu Qing's family with 300 taels of silver!"
Fu Chenan kowtowed in gratitude, but his face still looked unsatisfied.
His Majesty's face was a little dark: "Why? Fu Qing's family thinks I gave too little?"
Fu Chenan kowtowed again and replied: "Your Majesty, I don't think Your Majesty gave too little, but I eat too much."
"I'm afraid I'll have to come to ask for money every month in the future, which is really not good..."
"Anyway, I have free time in the capital. Can Your Majesty allow me to do some business to support my family?"
(End of this chapter)